Fire bomb



June 20, 1944. A. P. PRATHER ETAL FIRE BOMB Filed Dec. 26, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 saPorZerPraker czvk wsell INVENTORS A1TU RN EYS A fire bomb of the type described comprises a unit which is--rnainta ined -in a dry condition up to tlfetie f uses. .This facilitates handli'g and manipulation of the bomb. Th igniter is tachable one from' the other through relative .rptation of the{.parts, and eans on said handle l"oinedtedwith bne ofsaif Drt; t impart rotation 'thereto relatively to the other part.

Conveniently actuated by thumb pressure, and ;5,; '6. The invention described in 'claim 1 wherein the priming liquid is spilled on the wrapperfl only at the moment of use. The hands of"-the thrower need not become dangerp lyv or obje tionably near the burning wrappenaand the pr e ing liquid is splled in such-mannerastoxafior complete protection against'is illing of thesliqu upon ,the hands of the thrower. In additiomfthe handle facilitates throwing of, the bomb ,so as :to increase the marksmanship of the throwerl 'The fire bomb'can not be accidentally ignitedx i :since the wrapper 50 is normally in a dry condition. The lighting action'must .be delivered 'and r ;preccnceived The thrower isprptected fron all bonta ct 'with *fumes or inflammable jmaterial,

Without' f rtheielaboration, the foregoing will so' fi'lly illustrate our inventiongthat others may,

applying' -current knowledge', readily adapt the same for* use 'undervarious` conditions of service;

We clamz- I 1. A 'nan'ually thrown'fire-bomb conpiis'ing 0 an impact frangible container for an inflamma'- 21? "bl 'lituid, a wick'm eans' exteriorly of and adjacent' thecontainer, a handle attached ?to said container, a *primer contairerfor` an inflamrnable liquid mounted, on said handle adjacent said wick means, means for opening;` the 'primer .con-

tainer' to spill the inflammable'liquid 'ther'ein on said wick means; and an igniter means for ignitingsaidwickmeans: i

i 2.. 'A m'anually thrown fire bomb comp'rsing an 40 -nect'ed with one of 'saidpartsto' impart r'otation' --mpactirangibl'container for 'an infiammable, 'liquid, a-wick means exteriorly of and adjacent the ,containen a handle attached to sa'id cont'ainer; a primer; container for an inflammable liquid fixedly--'related to( the container adjacent 45 ;tainer and having' an: actuatedelement located s'aid,`wick means, means for opening the pr'imerg ;container to spill the inflammable liquidtherein i onj'said wick means, ?and an ignitersineans for .said wick ,meansaccessible by a finger of the hand graspingsaid handle.

-b f l wl'h nd e ic di o the brisaid primer container:;to; spl the` aid M ck; means i A i m ua y t re ai impact jrangible. containerjfoljen inflarna b l d a lo han e ac it h icontainer, a Wickmeans onsaid contaner a primer container for an infiammable gliqj id' he &

'i saidprimer container comprises two parts de- `tachable"one from 'the other through relative 'qnpf. the nart, means on said handle connec artheother upon separation thereof. i

I I' he ,invention described in claim 1 wherein there i`s` provided a fiame guard located between 15 thefrangible container and said handle.

8 A manually thrown fire bomb comprisjng "an impact; frangible `container -for an inflam- "jmable liquid, a h'ollojw' handle attachecl-tcthe container', a wick means on i 'said' container;` a

moun'ted in the handle," said i han dle being y -pro- -vided r with' a spil'lway for spilling the lquidin the primer container upon saidgwick means,

means ,for opening said `primer container to-' spill irangible container. andfsaid handle. M

- 9.;'1`fhe invention described ingclaimd wheein ain'erand said handl'e.

said primer containe m fiss twc parts d'tachable *one from the other 'through' relative 'rotation of 'the parts", means m'sid ahae conthereto relatively to the ?other` partfa'nd'a flame :guard located' between? the frangible container r and said handle,said igniter emeansbein g located ;between 'said fiame'guard and the frangible conwen the hame guard and said handle.- 11. i A ;manually ;th'rown' fire; bomb comprising 'first cap havingathreaded connection with the meeting said handlewithvsaid first can, a second i a pear onsaid glass'container; a 'second con-' tajiner inside said' handlefor an infiamnable 55 liquid ;said secondgcontainer having a threaded connection with said second cana body ongsaid i second co'ntainer insid. said' ;han eg v me ber rota a y m u te n sai h d iha in a tongue slidble'in said'sldt t dtach the second I containr [ifro n the segond ;cap through rotation 'of' said member relativelyj to the 'ha'ndle J a spring interposed !between th e secondf con `tainerfand the first 'capltolfjmovethe second com V tainer' away from the second'capfupn thfead'd; 5 J disconnection therof-td s'pillthe iliduid in the second container I u on" said wick fwrapper; a i r ;f riction match means for igniting ;said wick i u wrapper' having an 'actual-,ing menibef'acc'ssble y a Vfi'nger of the hand graspiin gsaid ha'ndie, O ;and a fiame guard interposed between said han*- .dowith onegofrsaid parts to impart rotation 4 i rel,ati ely to the otherpart', and spri'ngj means. acting gon'said parts to space one from the -liqnid therefrom, -an igniter for said wick- Ineana and a fiamegnard located between thej ,1e and said first contam i i I ALPH.RUSSELL jfinger of thehandfgraspingsaid;li ndl v Th en gd ribe x saidj pri mer 'container'cornp 

